Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Gold Lion"

Happy New Year's Eve, everybody.

OPEN REQUEST SUNDAY: DJ Earworm Mashup, "United States of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter)"

An appropriate end-of-year request from Mom. Her first choice was disqualified by the editors for "not being an actual song." Sorry. Enjoy!

Ellie Goulding, "Anything Could Happen"

Making up for another miss yesterday... here's a creepy great one from Ellie Goulding. Enjoy!

Dan Auerbach, "When the Night Comes"

The Ropes, "Love Is a Chain Store"

Dire Straits, "Sultans of Swing"

Chicago, "25 or 6 to 4"

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: Leon Redbone and Dr. John, "Frosty the Snowman"

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: Darlene Love, "Christmas (Baby Please Please Come Home)" (Live on Letterman)

Didn't get a chance to post yesterday, so here goes... this is amazing. Darlene Love will return to the Late Show tonight as part of a long-running tradition. Enjoy!

The Kills, "The Last Goodbye" (Live on Letterman)

This might be it, friends. It's been real.

Joe Walsh, "Life's Been Good"

The pride of Wichita, Mr. Joseph Walsh:

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, "All I Want for Christmas"

Arcade Fire, "Wake Up"

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS OPEN REQUEST SUNDAY: Bing Crosby and David Bowie, "The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth"

Courtesy of Brendan, here's a beautiful duet, performed for Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas special, which aired in 1977, just after his passing. Enjoy.

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings"

Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, "Cut Me Some Slack" (Live)

The debut of a new song by Sir Paul and the remaining members of Nirvana, performed last night at the 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden... enjoy!

EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: The Chieftains, "The Boar's Head Carol"

Portishead, "Glory Box"

And A CAPPELLA WEEK Begat EVERY OTHER DAY IS CHRISTMAS: Boyz II Men, "Silent Night"

Here at Tuna Day, we're a little behind the curve when it comes to blasting the holiday tunes. The long night is over, at long last. "Every Other Day Is Christmas" returns with Philly's favorite foursome.

A CAPPELLA WEEK OPEN REQUEST SUNDAY: Rockapella, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"

Karrigan takes us back for an enjoyable globetrotting ride... just don't let Eartha Brute or Patty Larceny know what's happening.

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Seminaarinmäen Mieslaulajat, "Taina" (Live)

I don't have a clue about the lyrics, but the song is pretty amazing, as are the haircuts. Won-don, ka-tik-a-da-don-don. I love this stuff. What I also love: after watching the video on YouTube, what was recommended? Check Your Head, in its entirety. Peas in a pod.

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Lachi, "Paranoid Android" (Radiohead cover)

And this is the part of the week where it gets weird. Enjoy.

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Bobby McFerrin, "Opportunity" (Joan Armatrading cover)

Thank you, Mom, for the excellent suggestion. Everyone else--the rest of the week is wide open!

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Son House, "John the Revelator"

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Perpetuum Jazzile, "Africa" (Toto)

This has to be the best vocal approximation of rain and thunder I've ever heard. The singing's great, too. Thank you, Slovenia!

A CAPPELLA WEEK: Straight No Chaser, "Insomniac" (Billy Pilgrim)

December seems like as good a time as any to roll out a week's worth of a cappella. Kicking things off, here's the former a cappella group at Indiana University with its rendition of Billy Pilgrim's "Insomniac". Straight No Chaser has since re-formed and will be performing at the Beacon Theatre on Valentine's Day '13. 

 

Billy Pilgrim, on the other hand, dissolved at the end of the '90s. You may recognize half of the duo--Kristian Bush--as half of the country super duo Sugarland.